Baseball Recap: Monday's Victory Is Lowell's Ninth in Last 12 Outings

It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Lowell ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Allendale Falcons. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 5-3 on Monday.

Ty Wasilenski was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blake Sitzer, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.

Lowell has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Allendale, they dropped their record down to 3-15 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight at home.

Lowell will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Falcons: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.